The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17
THE RUSSIAN PLOTTERs.
How They Expected to Kill the Czar-Twenty
Women Plnced Under Arrest.

THE RUSSIAN PLOTTERS.
How They Expected to Kill the CZar-Twenty
Women Placed Under Arrest.
LONDON, March 16-The st. Petersburg OFF,
ca! Messenger published the following "On
Sunday last, at IL o'clock in the morning, three
students of the st. Petersburg University were
arrested in the Nevski Prospect, having in their
possession bombs. The prisoners admitted that
they belonged to secret criminal society. The
bombs found on them were charged with dyna-
mite Each bomb was arranged to throw eleven
balls. and all these balls were filed with strych-
nine. The Czar aud Czarina came back from
Gatschina to ST.. Petersburg yesterday morning
attended the ball given by the Grand Duke
Vladimir, and returned to Gatschina in the
evening"
The Berlin Post takes gloomy view OF the
plot to assassinate the Czar, and says: "With
terror and regret we say that EuropeMust pre-
pare to see Russia adopt policy of despair,
taking shape either in fatalistic resignation or
frantic adventures. The latter is the
probable 1t will require superhuman effort
on the part Of Car to oppose the tempest of
voices calling for war as remedy for Russia's
woes"
dispatch from ST. Petersburg SAYS that two
of the sig persons arrested on the Nevski pros
pect are quite young. and that two others appear
to belong to the peasant class. All six carri ed
poi.~. $, ard it is presumed they intended to
commit suicide in the event of their being ar
rested. but were deprived of chance by the
suddenness of their capture Twenty female
students of the Bestuscheff Institute among
fhoco tod in fho opat
The Standards Berlin correspondent tele-
graphs that four additional arrests of persons
carrying explosives has been made in st. Peters
burg. The plot is purely Nihilistc, and in no
way due to the grievances of land owners and
traders, as has been alleged The Gar is now
said to be more than ever averse to engaging in
war with any foreign power.
The Czar's Thoroughly Russian Policy.
hicago Inter Ocean.
A few days after the Inauguration of Prssi-
dent Garfield. in 1881, Alexander II, Emperor
of Russia, was assassnated at ST. Petersburg.
His son Alexander succeeded to the throne on
the 18th of March, 1881 Before many months
had passed President Garfield had been assas-
sinated, and the people of this country, who
had in some way come to believe that assassina-
tion was the outgrowth of tyrannical institu-
tions, suddenly realized that irresponsible
| cranks and murderers were not the exclusive
| product of any country. The better classes
| in Russia. who had become attached to Alex
| auder II, as one of the most liberal of Russian
| emperors, probably regarded the assassination
| of the head of their government very much as
Americans did the assassination of President
| Garfield. Certainly great bitterness was thrown
into the prosecution of plans against those who
| WA holH hla fovf ho eli potio a
| the administration OF Alexander III was of a
reactionary character. He started out with the
idea of revenge, and he declined to be crowned
until he had avenged the murder of his father.
| On Sunday last he celebrated the sixth anniver
sary of his inauguration, and wherever there
was a Nihilist Nhilist sympathizer there
was a rumor that the Car had been or would be
attacked by those bent upon his assassination.
| These rumors We're in most cases the mouthiDgs
of exes who pretended to have knowledge oil
plans looking to the destruction of the Gar Ir
the same connection it was reported that
| strong party in Russia was planning the over
throw of the Czar and his government, with the
| idea OF establishing constitutional government
| in Russia. A revolutionary party acting on this
| motive would have sympathy, bat a party re
| sorting to assassination simply in the spirit o.
| revenge would have sympathy in any civil
| lied country.
| Alexander III has devoted himself to a purely
| Russian policy He has placed mon in power
| who have made it their business to subordinate
| every other interest to the interests of the EN-
| pire. He has lost ground in no direction. H,
has made concessions neither in Asia nor il
| Europe, and the events of the last few months
have shown that Russian influence is more pow
erful IN Europe to-day for good or for evil, al
the may be. than it has been since tn,
period before the Crimean war Since his father
died the Czar has lost Skobeleff and other O
| the Older officers, but he has kept to the from
men like Gourko, Korsakoff, Annenkoff, Ko
maroff and others aggressive as they ar,
| loyal to the Russian idea. He may have accom-
/ plished little in the way of internal progress
/ but he certainly has not weakened Russia al
one of the great European powers.